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Alan Knott

Alan Philip Eric Knott

Born: 9 April 1946, Belvedere, Kent
Major Teams: Kent, Tasmania, England.
Known As: Alan Knott
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: England v Pakistan at Nottingham, 2nd Test, 1967
Last Test:
England v Australia at The Oval, 6th Test, 1981

ODI Debut:
England v Australia at Melbourne, One-off ODI, 1970/71
Last ODI:
England v Australia at The Oval, Prudential Trophy, 1977

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1970
Tasmania First-Class Career Span: 1969-70

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   95  149  15  4389  135   32.75   5  30  250  19

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   20   14   4   200   50   20.00  80.97   0   1   15   1

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1964 - 1985)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  511  745 134 18105  156   29.63  17  97 1211 133

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               104    87    2  43.50  1-5     0   0  52.0  5.01

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1965 - 1985)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  316  245  44  3249   65   16.16   0   6  342  53

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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In addition to being one of England's great wicket-keepers, Alan Knott can also lay claim to being one of his country's finest post-war all-rounders. For most of the decade between 1967 and 1977 he was an automatic England choice, as much for his ability to score runs under pressure as for his wonderfully athletic performances behind the stumps. Time and again Knott arrived at the crease with England looking down the barrel, and his customary response was to bat with impudence, aggression, and no little style. He scored five hundreds and 30 fifties for England. Probably his most memorable (and also his highest) international innings was in 1977, when he came in at 82 for 5 to make 135 against Greg Chappell's Australians at Trent Bridge.

The last of Kent's great wicket-keeping trio of the 20th century - the two others being Les Ames and Godfrey Evans - Knott had many idiosyncrasies, amongst them his constant bending and stretching exercises between deliveries. While some dismissed these as faddish, there were no complaints from the bowlers - any edges within reachable distance (and some apparently beyond) were gleefully snapped up. Knott formed a legendary partnership for England with his Kent colleague Derek Underwood. The catch he took off Underwood at The Oval in 1971 to dismiss India's Dilip Sardesai was breathtaking - one-handed, high to Knott's right and off a sharply-turning delivery.

Knott's England career was interrupted in 1977 when he joined Kerry Packer, but he was then twice recalled, more memorably against Australia in 1981 when he scored a sparkling half century to follow Ian Botham's great 118 at Old Trafford, and ended the series - and his Test career - with a match-saving, unbeaten innings of 70 at The Oval. He then joined Graham Gooch's rebel tour of South Africa. He continued to play for Kent throughout, eventually retiring from first-class cricket in 1986. (Stephen Lamb, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 13:41:22 GMT


 
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